R&B songstress Ashanti sat down for a recent interview with her mom Tina Douglas where they dished on the best advice she ever received and the women in the Douglas family. Also see Lark Voorhies from "Saved By The Bell" and what she looks like now inside.....

For Mother's Day, Tina Douglas sat down with her successful daughter and talked about the long line of strong women in their family and the best advice she ever gave Ashanti. As for her mom's best advice, "You always taught me to be a leader and not a follower and I remember that from elementary school."

The pair were then joined by baby sister Shia who joined in some hugs and kisses and wished Tina a Happy Mother's Day.

Watch the video here:

And here's a blast from the past.....

Lark Voorhies aka Lisa Turtle from "Saved By The Bell" talked to E!'s Michael Yo about her upcoming projects and revealed that rumors of her dating any of her co-stars (like Zack Morris/Mark-Paul Gosselaar) were untrue. She still looks good, but the lighting is terrible and the funeral home makeup is upsetting. No word on if she has any type of condition affecting her, but I'm glad we've got a Lark update!

UPDATE: F it. It ain't the lighting. Something is terribly wrong here and it must be addressed. Whether it's bleaching or plastic surgery gone wrong, ridiculous makeup or some type of condition, you can't just give an interview looking like the real life ghost of the beloved Lisa Turtle and expect everything to be peaches and cream. We deserve an answer...

Comments

Looks like she is suffering from a skin disorder, someone did a bad makeup job. She also may be plump due to steroids a common medication for those with an autoimmune disorder. Any who she's still smiling, hope you're ok Lark and stay blessed. Shame on you haters.

Y'all are some insensitive, ignorant people. Looking at Lark, it is obvious that something is wrong with her. No one would choose to look like that. It will probably eventually come out that she does have some illness, as some of the people on here suspect. Everyone is so quick to judge and jump to conclusions that someone got plastic surgery or bleached their skin. I know people who have illnesses that dramatically altered their appearance. How about let's stop being so negative and start praying for people. Our society is sad. Some people seem to get a thrill from seeing others fall.

Why is Ashanti relevant DAMN!!!! her and her chubby sister need to go sat down, terribly bored with them. And its obvious that Lark has some kind of condition and for suppose to be grown ups to sit and make fun is sooo sad. I understand site viewers to not give 3 fucks but for whomever wrote the article to go in on her..Sickening. My prayers go out to Lark, she kept it G and showed up flaws and all

I'm not a doctor, but it does look like lupus to me. She is swollen everywhere and it often leaves scars all over your skin (explains the caked on make-up). But the make-up artist was entirely too heavy handed.

Blackwhitemeet。ʗÕṂ
that's all serious dating. Millions of members with good economic
condition and high quality. Someone suitable is here waiting for u.
with other single black, white girls and men in your Country. It is my favorite club for mixed love....

People - Simple make-up science. Her make-up is TOOOO heavy applied, TOOOO light for her complexion and the choice of a darker/wine colored blush exasperates the the different contrasting shades on her face.
Her concealer under her eye area along with the finishing powder used to set it are too light but on the rest of her face is her regular color foundation - adding to that is the fact that your forehead typically requires the least amount of foundation and if applied to heavily, looks as if it is caked on. Her foundation also wasn't blended properly into her hairline, meaning that you can see the difference around the base of her hair between the actual color of her skin and her foundation. Her eyebrows are heavily penciled in, her chocolate-ish dark lip ages her, and her blush is applied on a larger surface area of her cheek than is necessary (your entire cheek should not have blush on it)!
That said, like somebody else here mentioned, regardless of whether she has a condition or not, make-up is intended to camouflage your problem areas not make you look clownish. Black women - not all makeup is designed to stand hot lights and glare from HD cameras - hence why sometimes when you take a picture that used a flash you look two shades lighter than you are!

It looks like she may have lightened her skin and it looks like she may be hiding an illness by pounding on the makeup. The makeup job looks like a funeral parlor did it. There is something wrong here. I hope she didn't fall victim of the plastic surgery gone wrong. I don't know, but it's good to see her again none the less.

Love Ashanti she is Gorgeous & I Love the relationship she has with her Mom and Sister you can see the LOVE! For all of you DUMB F***S talkin about Lark.. has it crossed ur mind ONCE that she could possibly be fighting a skin disease? Perhaps she has Vitiligo or something! Freakin IDIOTS! You can CLEARLY see that her cheeks are darker than the rest of her face (and I DON'T believe that is Blush). Whatever the issue is she is still beautiful and I pray for her..

Helll YEEE!!
Finally It Happened.....I got rid of all my ISHHH from my cre dit report y'all - I was in deep for 5 years. Coudn't buy sheeet. Just approved for that 25k loan to buy a new CAMAARO!!!
IF YOU GOT PROBLEMS WITH THAT CRE DIT HISTORY ISHH, GET RID OF ALL IT. YOu can get yours too, call these people at 877-873-0853 - they did an amazing job for me and fo a price that can't be beat nowhere, REAL CHEAP. Got Rid of all my Shyyyt - i coudn't believe how quick they work.
My homeboy was in terrible shape too, and he clean IN A MATTER OF ONE SUMMER! Getting a condo now.
Hit em up - they will help!!

Helll YEEE!!
Finally It Happened.....I got rid of all my ISHHH from my cre dit report y'all - I was in deep for 5 years. Coudn't buy sheeet. Just approved for that 25k loan to buy a new CAMAARO!!!
IF YOU GOT PROBLEMS WITH THAT CRE DIT HISTORY ISHH, GET RID OF ALL IT. YOu can get yours too, call these people at 877-873-0853 - they did an amazing job for me and fo a price that can't be beat nowhere, REAL CHEAP. Got Rid of all my Shyyyt - i coudn't believe how quick they work.
My homeboy was in terrible shape too, and he clean IN A MATTER OF ONE SUMMER! Getting a condo now.
Hit em up - they will help!!

Blackwhitemeet。ʗÕṂ
that's all serious dating. Millions of members with good economic
condition and high quality. Someone suitable is here waiting for u.
with other single black, white girls and men in your Country. It is my favorite club for mixed love....

It looks like Lupus is definitely involved or sarcadosis (what Nick Cannon has and what Bernie Mack dies from). I don't think it is so much plastic surgery or skin lightening. I agree she could have done that too, but this is MUCH MUCH more serious than plastic surgery, sking lightener or make up.

I always thought that she would get older gracefully. Like Halle, Lisa Bona(sorry if I mispelled) Jada. I never thought this would happen. Her makeup is all wrong. If she does have a skin condition then I know they are better products she could use to blend it out better. Plastic Surgury is the last thing I wanna belive. Botox wears off eventually.

Blackwhitemeet。ʗÕṂ
that's all serious dating. Millions of members with good economic
condition and high quality. Someone suitable is here waiting for u.
with other single black, white girls and men in your Country. It is my favorite club for mixed love....

Blackwhitemeet。ʗÕṂ
that's all serious dating. Millions of members with good economic
condition and high quality. Someone suitable is here waiting for u.
with other single black, white girls and men in your Country. It is my favorite club for mixed love....

When will Ashanti tell her mother 2 sit down and knit a sweater or join a boweling league instead of manageing her career, mother or not if she wants her career back she better make some changes or Ashanti going to be singing @ a grand opening of some new townhouses in Glen Cove like Fantasia was....smh sad

This is not the 1st time she has looked like this, its either medical or skin problems or maybe she likes 2 walk around looking CASKET READY...but whatever the reason is who cares i dont understand what the big deal is!!! And Natasha why do u need a answer 2 what her problem is? I seen pics of u Natasha and Lark looks 10 times better then u...so whats your excuse????

Let's be real mom's are great at loving you and telling you how wonderful you are. But as managers, not so much. Ashanti needs a management team to carry her back to the top. Come on this girl can sing and write songs, she's gorgeous and has always been a sweetheart. No Diva antics or shenanigans from her. But she needs more exposure. I want her to make it big.

If Lark's face is swollen because of bad surgery or medication to the point where she looks like lil' kim then she should've postponed the interview until she was better. She's a beautiful woman, so coming out looking like this is gonna cause a lot of questions and curiosity!

Not that a Physician's opinion is necessary, but as an M.D. and a former 'Lisa Turtle' fan I have to say that there is DEFINITELY something internal going on that is contributing to her appearance changes. Her extra weight appears to be of the form of fluid retention secondary to either kidney or heart disease... OR... could be a side effect of medication for her previously reported Bipolar disease (i.e. common Bipolar medications, such as Depakote or Lithium, have been known to cause similar weight and appearance changes). Who knows?? What I do hope is that she is getting the appropriate treatment for whatever is going on and cheering her on for her successful comeback once she's healthy!!